The best action and adventure sports photographs. Celebrated, honored and exhibited around the world.

Surf @ Night

Written on Monday 12.09.2011 11:54 AM By:Red Bull Illume

Surf photography has always been innovative regarding making the most of a location. It’s notoriously hard to find a fresh location or a new angle. Since flash rigs have become powerful and portable enough to be brought to the beach a few years ago, a whole new genre of surf photography emerged – night shoots. Just look at Jimmy Wilson’s category winning shot from Red Bull...

Red Bull Illume winner interviews: Adam Kokot

Written on Thursday 18.08.2011 14:40 PM By:Red Bull Illume

Every young photographer needs a little good fortune and a few amazing photos to start regularly getting published in order to afford better equipment and to develop as a photographer. Winning the Spirit category was, for Polish photographer Adam Kokot, the big break he was...

In the game: athletes as photographers

Written on Tuesday 12.07.2011 15:36 PM By:Red Bull Illume

Action sports athletes spend their whole careers provoking the camera. Competition shots. Trophy shots. Sponsor shots. Training shots, on- and off-season. Lifestyle shots. And maybe once in a while, they're part of those dream shoots that really define who they are and why they got so passionate about that sport in the first place. Careers are built upon achievements, epic...